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I am a running newbie and have never ever ran in my life. Back in UK in my schooling days,  I was always last in the cross country race where I walked the whole race. I was the slowest in the sprint at sports day. In team sports, I...

My life has always evolve around the following mantra: Work. Family. Run. Repeat. I constantly tackle the challenge of balancing career, family, my running and triathlon passion. I list my work first since most daily hours are spent in front of the laptop. I squeeze every minute of family time...

A ho-hum week thus far: an unproductive day of modern day distractions, followed by absolute drudgery of paper shuffling. Where's the midweek pick-me-up when you need one? To reinstate the sense of purpose, I set out to complete a ten kilometer run. I wasn't certain if my body could handle...

When Scouse Pete, Shug and I invented Mount Sinai Striders 18 months ago, it was just a joke. A non-running club of three mates who did a bit of training together and entered a few races. Over time, we've added friends, created a Strava Group and recently a Facebook...

Good day everyone, Ah Girl here would like to start off her running diary with her (and probably most people's) favourite pastime: watching TV/movies! 😀 What has it got to do with running you might think? Well, being an audio-visual person, I can get all inspired and motivated to accomplish something...

We like to have a plan. Sometimes including a back-up plan. We fret when we don't have a plan. Surprises throw us off guard and rattle our comfort zone. We are programmed to equate having a plan with a sense of order. Today, I opted to run without a plan...

Trifactor Swim The Trifactor Swim was the first race I could enter after eight weeks laid up with a fractured ankle.  I missed out on the Green Corridor and the Ultra Marathon but I was not going to miss out on the Trifactor Series. The swim was the first race in the...

Two weeks ago, out of desperation, I had snipped off all the yellowed leaves on a pepper plant after the last pest attack and left it barren with only a scrawny stem. I continue to water the leafless stem daily and secretly hoping it will persevere if I give...